Irish coffee
Irish coffee is said to have been introduced in the 1950s by Joseph Sheridan at the seaplane base at Foynes, now known as Shannon Airport on the west coast of Ireland. When transatlantic passengers arrived after their long flights, Sheridan would add Irish whiskey as a bonus to the coffee he served them.
Ingredients · Servings 8
- 4 cl whisky
- 2 ts sukker
- kaffe
- fløte
Method · 30 min
- Bruk et glass som tåler varme. Det finnes egne irish coffe-glass, men tykke vinglass kan også brukes. Varm glasset med kokende vann.
- Pisk fløten så den blir tykkflytende, eventuelt til en lett krem.
- Hell vannet ut av glasset, og ta i whiskey, sukker og kaffe. Nytraktet kaffe er et must. Rør godt.
- Topp med et kremlag. Ta gjerne litt ekstra sukker oppå kremen.
- Med tykkflytende fløte trenger du ikke sugerør. Dersom du pisker stiv krem kan du om ønsket servere med sugerør, eller en teskje.
Otherwise, it is claimed that Irish coffee first originated in a pub in the city of Cork, where tea was served in the same way, but that the tea was replaced with coffee after they ran out of tea.
Source: Mari Hult. Photo: Sara Johannessen / VG.
